BISH 123869Botany

Coix lacryma-jobi

Job's Tears

As recorded: Coix lacryma-jobi L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 25672
Date: July 19, 1946
Locality: Central part, Garamiscan Colony, upper Garamiscan (Almiokan) River
Island: Babeldaob Island
Region: Palau
Elevation: 75 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

162 Bishop specimens of Coix lacryma-jobi · collected 1900–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 19, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Coix lacryma-jobi observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,308 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18

日本、〒371-0853 群馬県前橋市総社町

(c) Masaaki Kobayashi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

舞岡町, 横浜市, 神奈川県, JP

(c) battari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

日本、〒192-0907 東京都八王子市長沼町６１５

(c) mami_t_t, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-16

日本、〒192-0907 東京都八王子市長沼町５９２

(c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-15

114台灣臺北市內湖區內溝里

(c) 流蘇, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12

日本、〒206-0021 東京都多摩市連光寺

(c) 勝田淳二, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Coix lacryma-jobi. BISH 123869. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956466455. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123869.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956466455 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026